{"id":576061511,"date":"2022-01-19T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/correspondents\/2022\/01\/19\/working-hard-to-represent-kildonanst-paul"},"modified":"2022-01-14T12:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:52:02","slug":"working-hard-to-represent-kildonanst-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/correspondents\/2022\/01\/19\/working-hard-to-represent-kildonanst-paul","title":{"rendered":"Working hard to represent Kildonan\u2013St. Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">The last two years have made life difficult for Canadians. The global COVID-19 pandemic caused isolation, uncertainty, and fear. In 2022, I pray the virus fades to an endemic, that Canadians can feel safe, and that we can all be equally free to gather with friends and loved ones once again.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">As the new year begins, I am sharing with you highlights of my work as the MP for Kildonan-St. Paul since I was re-elected in September 2021.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Many have contacted my office about large-scale medical marijuana grow-ops popping up in our neighbourhoods that cause unbearable odours, property destruction, and safety concerns. I spoke to Winnipeg city council in support of its proposal to regulate grow-ops to create safer communities. The proposal has since passed and I look forward to seeing it implemented in Winnipeg.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">This fall, Canadians crossing the Canada &#8211; U.S. land border were unfairly hit with fines and 14-day quarantine orders for simply not using a government smartphone app. This issue especially affected seniors who often do not have smartphones. I raised the issue in the House of Commons and wrote an open letter to the minister of public safety. My advocacy made national news and as a result, the Liberal government acted to better respect Canadians and seniors returning to Canada.<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">I also wrote to the ministers of public safety and foreign affairs demanding that, after three years of promises, the Liberal government finally act to ban Huawei from Canada&rsquo;s telecommunications network. Huawei has direct connections to the Communist Party of China and security experts have warned of major privacy and security concerns as a result. Of our Five-Eyes allies &mdash; the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand &mdash; Canada is the only country that has not acted.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">After six years of the Liberals&rsquo; soft-on-crime approach, violent crime rates have increased in Canada and, tragically, opioids resulted in 7,000 Canadians losing their lives last year. The Liberal&rsquo;s recent Bill C-5 will eliminate mandatory prison time for drug-traffickers and violent gun crimes. I questioned the minister of public safety on these dangerous and misplaced priorities and will continue to demand they reverse course and be tough on criminals to keep Canadians safe.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">Canadians are strong and resilient, and I believe Canada&rsquo;s best days are ahead of us. I wish you a healthy and prosperous 2022. As always, do not hesitate to reach out to my office with questions or comments you have, 204-984-6322 or email Raquel.Dancho@parl.gc.ca<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":297121561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[],"education-subject":[],"media-literacy-topic":[],"post_topic":[],"content_type":[24],"class_list":["post-576061511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-correspondents","category-east"],"acf":{"short_title":"","seo_title":"","deck":"","story_tag":"","byline":"Raquel Dancho - 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